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Mesa del Medio

Mesa del Medio, seen from above at true elevation

Mesa del Medio rises to 1,668 m in New Mexico. Mesa Lauriano stands 2,084 m to the north, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Mesita Cortada, a peak 1.1 miles away. Mesalands Scenic Byway passes 3.0 miles off. 58 named places lie within 25 miles, 40 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49049418, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1668 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.07200, -104.89305

58 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 5
Historic sites: 3
  • Abandoned Vehicle: 17.2 mi
  • Fort Hatch: 17.4 mi
  • Vásquez De Coronado’s Route: 22.6 mi
Cliffs: 1
Museums: 1
  • Route 66 Auto Museum: 16.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Nature reserves: 1
Artworks: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mesa del Medio. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mesa LaurianoN 351°2,084 m24.5 mi
Mesa ApacheNNW 329°2,067 m24.7 mi
Mesas CuatasNNW 345°2,064 m21.9 mi
Potrillo HillW 262°1,880 m22.2 mi
La Cabra MesaWNW 288°1,868 m24.7 mi
Mesa de la ChamizalosaWNW 289°1,867 m21.5 mi
Ciruela MesaWNW 291°1,845 m23.4 mi
Mesita Tierra BlancaWNW 295°1,833 m21.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3819:12
June solstice05:4719:4020:18
September equinox06:4818:2518:58
December solstice07:0516:1316:52

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384148556372757467574638
Precip in0.50.50.70.71.41.92.72.52.01.30.60.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dilia, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 899768 — Mesa del Medio, Guadalupe County, New Mexico.

OpenStreetMap element node/357586184

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